There are 47 countries with troops currently post in Afghanistan , and that means 47 different pouch - sized meals “ intended not just to nourish but also toremind the soldier of home . ” Here are a few of the most impressive :
South Korea ’s succinct cuisine look pretty tasty , including :
Sautéed kimchi , ham fried rice , flavored sausage balloon , livid noggin and sauce , almond cake , and chocolate candy .
But I think Australia ’s take the bar , even if they ’re going for amount over character :
barbeque gripe , chicken Italiano , Anguilla sucklandii over dry tomato and basil , creamy chicken soup , two fruit cube in sirup , Australian cheddar cheese , raspberry yield cereal , candy hot chocolate , fruit bar , apricot coconut bar , tropical yield bar , chocolate bar , tropical beverage powder , chocolate drink pulverisation , odorous cooky , ointment biscuit , Vegemite , musk flavor candy , plum tree yield spread , tea bag , dulcify condensed Milk River , sugar , instant coffee bean , ketchup , common salt , pepper , jaw glue , scouring sponge , mate .
The NYT has a smashing interactional feature that lets you depend insidethe combat rations of 15 unlike nations . Some extend coveted candies , just like the one ’s you ’d regain in a memory at home plate :
Among the soldier I have be intimate , the peanut M&Ms are the work force down favorite item ( it used to be Skittles ) , and they ’re currency . Want to swap out your teddy pulling safeguard duty ? A packet might well buy you the favor .
Other items are unrefined approximations of their passive equivalents :
“ Combat espresso , ” on the other hand , is bestial . The creamer , instantaneous coffee and kale are poured directly into one ’s mouth and then washed down with water .
Yuck . Thankfully there ’s all that adrenaline to keep them awake . [ NYT ]
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